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Innocence Interrupted: When Teenage Psychos Attack: Transgender Teen Brags about killing 12 year-old on Social Media

True Crime Lounge
4 min readMar 25, 2024

In the quiet township of Bensalem, Pennsylvania, there lived a bright-eyed 12-year-old girl named Morgan Connors. Her world was filled with the simple joys of childhood, and on a chilly November day in 2022, she found herself at a friend’s home in the Top of the Ridge Trailer Park, eager to enjoy an afternoon of companionship and entertainment.

Innocence Interrupted: When Teenage Psychos Attack: Transgender Teen Brags about killing 12 year-old on Social Media Ash Cooper, formerly Joshua Cooper

A Fateful Gathering

Morgan and her friend, Ash Cooper, settled in to watch a show on Netflix, a common pastime that symbolized the innocence of their young age. As the storyline unfolded on the screen, neither could have anticipated the tragic turn their lives were about to take.

The clock ticked past 4 PM, and Morgan excused herself to use the bathroom, stepping away from the warmth of friendship and into a moment that would forever change the course of many lives. It was during this mundane moment that the unspeakable happened.

In the wake of the tragic shooting of young Morgan Connors, the Bensalem Township Police Department was set into motion by a 911 call that would lead them down a path of grim discovery and meticulous investigation.

The Initial Call

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